Vista - Vista Ultimate 64-bit + FireFox + Java Plugin

I just installed 64-bit Vista Ultimate on my PC. I'm using 32-bit FireFox. I went to Sun's website to download Java. I used the offine installer, but the Java plugin doesn't seem to be working. When I go to websites that require the Java browser plugin, I get a blank page or a message saying I need to install Java.

Anyone have a fix for this? Is there a fix for this?

IsLNdbOi wrote:
> I just installed 64-bit Vista Ultimate on my PC. I'm using 32-bit
> FireFox. I went to Sun's website to download Java. I used the offine
> installer, but the Java plugin doesn't seem to be working. When I go to
> websites that require the Java browser plugin, I get a blank page or a
> message saying I need to install Java.
>
> Anyone have a fix for this? Is there a fix for this?

You didn't say which version of Java you were using.
Installing both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Java solves most problems.

Alun Harford

I'm using FireFox v2.0.0.3 and the offline Java installer from here:

Download Java software from Sun Microsystems

64 bit java doesn't do anything does it? I installed it on my Vista 64
installation and no java worked. Installed the 32bit version and everything
worked OK.


"Alun Harford" <devnull@alunharford.co.uk> wrote in message
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> IsLNdbOi wrote:
>> I just installed 64-bit Vista Ultimate on my PC. I'm using 32-bit
>> FireFox. I went to Sun's website to download Java. I used the offine
>> installer, but the Java plugin doesn't seem to be working. When I go to
>> websites that require the Java browser plugin, I get a blank page or a
>> message saying I need to install Java.
>>
>> Anyone have a fix for this? Is there a fix for this?
>
> You didn't say which version of Java you were using.
> Installing both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Java solves most
> problems.
>
> Alun Harford

Piers James wrote:
> 64 bit java doesn't do anything does it? I installed it on my Vista 64
> installation and no java worked. Installed the 32bit version and
> everything worked OK.

64-bit java is normally only used by 64-bit programs.

Alun Harford

Had a similar problem with FireFox 3.0.7 , Java 6.0_12-b04: Java Applets were blank.

Vista x64, Java Plugin in Internet Explorer worked just fine.

Couldn't find a solution on the net. Futzed for a while and found that you need to do the following:

1) go to the Java Control Panel (search to find out how)

2) Advanced | Java Plug-in

3) _Disable_ "Enable the next-generation Java Plug-in (requires browser restart)"

4) Make sure to enable Mozilla family in Default Java for browsers

Hope this helps someone!